Alcolea (Córdoba)

Alcolea is a town near Córdoba, Spain. The town is significant for its 19-arch bridge,^[1] built between 1785 and 1792, crossing the Guadalquivir, and which was the site of two battles in the 19th century.

History[edit]

Two battles were waged at the bridge in the 19th century:

Battle of Alcolea Bridge (1808)
Battle of Alcolea (1868)

References[edit]

^ Foy, Maximilien Sébastien (1827) History of the war in the Peninsula under Napoleon, to which is prefixed a view of the political and military state of the four belligerent powers, publ. by the countess Foy, Volume 2, pp. 218–220. At Google Books. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

37°55′55″N 4°40′23″W / 37.932°N 4.673°W / 37.932; -4.673

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[1] Foy, Maximilien Sébastien (1827) History of the war in the Peninsula under Napoleon, to which is prefixed a view of the political and military state of the four belligerent powers, publ. by the countess Foy, Volume 2, pp. 218–220. At Google Books. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

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